Revealing the cryptic diversity of the widespread and poorly known South American blind snake genus Amerotyphlops (Typhlopidae: Scolecophidia) through integrative taxonomy Author Graboski, Roberta Author Arredondo, Juan C. Author Grazziotin, Felipe G. Author Guerra-Fuentes, Ricardo Arturo Author Da Silva, Ariane A. A. Author Prudente, Ana L. C. Author Pinto, Roberta R. Author Rodrigues, Miguel T. Author Bonatto, Sandro L. Author Zaher, Hussam text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2023 2022-11-12 197 719 751 journal article 29675 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac059 cca6c92f-c9fd-4df7-ae27-56273bd0df97 0024-4082 7695978 9E6031A3-0186-415B-86D3-24F6F267DD10

Table 1. Variation for selected characters of morphologically similar species of Amerotyphlops from Brazil. Values displayed in the table represent (in this sequence) range (mm), mean, standard deviations and available sample size.

Character	Sex	A. arenensis	A. brongersmianus	A. martis	A. montanum	A. caetanoi	A. illusorium
ED	♂	0.9 ± 0.13	0.99 ± 0.27	0.76 ± 0.21	1.03 ± na (1.02) 1	-	0.72 ± 0.01
		(0.61–1.05) 12	(0.40–1.69) 39	(0.63–1.16) 4			(0.71–0.72) 2
	♀	0.94 ± 0.14	1.03 ± 0.26	-	-	0.56 ± na (0.56) 1	0.77 ± na
		(0.78–1.21) 9	(0.61–1.72) 63				(0.77) 1
HR	♂	2.98 ± 0.13	3.56 ± 0.55	2.30 ± 0.17	3.88 ± na (3.88) 1	-	3.03 ± 0.57
		(2.73–3.13) 12	(2.77–4.78) 39	(2.61–3.05) 4			(2.63–3.43) 2
	♀	3.24 ± 0.18	3.80 ± 0.56	-	-	2.86 ± na (2.86) 1	3.78 ± na
		(2.97–3.50) 9	(2.87–5.39) 63				(3.78) 1
HWE	♂	5.04 ± 0.41	5.75 ± 0.99	3.24 ± 0.12	6.64 ± na (6.64) 1	-	4.66 ± 0.65
		(4.37–5.54) 12	(4.10–8.17) 39	(3.84–4.10) 4			(4.20–5.12) 2
	♀	5.52 ± 0.43	6.12 ± 1.02	-	-	4.44 ± na (4.44) 1	5.75 ± na
		(4.80–6.06) 9	(4.45–8.62) 63				(5.75) 1
IN	♂	2.41 ± 0.19	2.77 ± 0.45	1.68 ± 0.13	2.63 ± na (2.63) 1	-	2.32 ± 0.18
		(2.08–2.65) 12	(1.84–3.59) 39	(1.89–2.22) 4			(2.19–2.45) 2
	♀	2.63 ± 0.22	2.92 ± 0.45	-	-	2.16 ± na (2.16) 1	2.82 ± na
		(2.35–3.00) 9	(2.16–4.14) 63				(2.82) 1
INORB	♂	3.25 ± 0.17	3.55 ± 0.6	2.08 ± 0.17	4.09 ± na (4.09) 1	-	3.00 ± 0.57
		(2.87–3.45) 12	(2.73–4.97) 39	(2.31–2.68) 4			(2.60–3.40) 2
	♀	3.45 ± 0.25	3.68 ± 0.57	-	-	2.90 ± na (2.90) 1	3.90 ± na
		(3.00–3.83) 9	(2.72–5.11) 63				(3.9) 1
RL	♂	2.76 ± 0.23	3.22 ± 0.54	1.95 ± 0.19	3.15 ± na (3.15) 1	-	2.61 ± 0.25
		(2.26–3.09) 12	(2.27–4.37) 39	(2.23–2.66) 4			(2.44–2.79) 2
	♀	3.11 ± 0.26	3.37 ± 0.53	-	-	2.51 ± na (2.51) 1	3.12 ± na
		(2.71–3.54) 9	(2.47–4.80) 63				(3.12) 1
RW1	♂	1.63 ± 0.09	1.76 ± 0.27	1.12 ± 0.09	1.88 ± na (1.88) 1	-	1.33 ± 0.16
		(1.44–1.77) 12	(1.27–2.37) 39	(1.23–1.44) 4			(1.22–1.44) 2
	♀	1.77 ± 0.18	1.89 ± 0.30	-	-	1.29 ± na (1.29) 1	1.54 ± na
		(1.56–2.13) 9	(1.34–1.2.70) 63				(1.54) 1
MBD	♂	6.82 ± 1.11	8.14 ± 1.99	3.83 ± 0.44	7.12 ± na (7.12) 1	-	5.01 ± 0.14
		(4.81–7.86) 12	(5.03–14.47) 39	(4.09–5.13) 4			(4.92–5.11) 2
	♀	8.03 ± 1.03	8.87 ± 2.15	-	-	6.21 ± na (6.21) 1	8.29 ± na
		(5.93–8.98) 9	(5.82–14.76) 63				(8.29) 1
INORB/HWE	♂	0.65 ± 0.03	0.62 ± 0.04	0.51 ± 0.02	0.72 ± na (0.72) 1	-	0.64 ± 0.03
		(0.61–0.71) 12	(0.55–0.71) 39	(0.60–0.66) 4			(0.62–0.66) 2
	♀	0.62 ± 0.02	0.60 ± 0.04	-	-	0.66 ± na (0.66) 1	0.68 ± na
		(0.58–0.66) 9	(0.53–0.69) 63				(0.68) 1
NE/HWE	♂	0.41 ± 0.02	0.38 ± 0.02	0.33 ± 0.04	0.49 ± na (0.49) 1	-	0.39 ± 0.01
		(0.38–0.44) 12	(0.35–0.41) 39	(0.36–0.46) 4			(0.39–0.40) 2
	♀	0.41 ± 0.02	0.39 ± 0.03	-	-	0.39 ± na (0.39) 1	0.42 ± na
		(0.39–0.44) 9	(0.33–0.47) 63				(0.42) 1